With Michigan's once proud motor city laid low by bankruptcy, citizens are stepping in to fill the gaps left by the state. Take Detroit Soup, for example, where diners get to vote on which community project they want their meal to fund. Listen to the story below, or find it at Deutsche Welle here.
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